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Saturday, 23 July 2011

TOP 5 FAVOURITE MINOR CHARACTERS FROM MIYAZAKI HAYAO FILMS (Ghibli)

Hi there! Today's post is another weird Top 5 anime related ranking that I've come across. This time around it's the 5 most popular minor characters from films directed by Miyazaki Hayao, the genius behind most of the productions from Studio Ghibli. These results were gathered from a survey by Japanese people in their 20's, and are separated into the male and female opinions. I'll also compile some of the reasons that these voters have given for there decision.

Counting downwards

MALE RANKINGS

No.5, Yakul (Princess Mononoke)

9.4%

The lead male Ashitaka's trusty partner, Yakul came in 5th for the male ranking.He/she was praised for his courage and intelligence, as well as being a dependable....deer?

No.4, Colonel Muska10.1%

The bad guy from 'Laputa Castle in the Sky' made fourth place. An unusually purely evil character for a Ghibli films, his line in the movie "Watch! The people are like pieces of rubbish!" as he dumps an army from the flying castle to make them drop to their death is a very famous and popular line among male fans.

No.3, Catbus, (My Neighbour Totoro)16%

The Catbus was popular among males as they

wanted to sit on its comfy looking seats. Personally I think it looks scary....

No.2, Makurokurosuke17.4%

Even males couldn't resist the charm of this cute little fur ball.From it's fluffy appearance, to it's funny movements, Makurokurosuke made it into the hearts of many Japanese males.......lol

No. 1. JiJi (Kiki's Delivery Service)

25.4%

First place went to Kiki's sidekick from 'Kiki's Delivery Service'. This black cat impressed the males, mostly with it's ability to speak the human language, which they thought was extremely cute, and a desirable trait in their own pets. A cute friend to have.

FEMALE RANKINGS

No.5, Calcifer (Howl's Moving Castle)12.8%

Calcifer, the fire demon and energy source for Howl's moving castle was popular for his cute voice. There were even opinions that he would be handy to have in the house hehe

Tied No.4, Yakul (Princess Mononoke)13.6%

Yakul also made it into the female rankings, and was liked because of his loyalty to his owner, and his subtle cuteness.

Tied No.4, Mrs. Osono (Kiki's Delivery Service)13.6%

Mrs. Osono, the pregnant owner of the bakery where Kiki works made tied at fourth place.

Her easy going ways, and ability to cheer people up was highly regarded by fans.

No.3, Makurokurosuke (My Nighbour Totoro)30.3%

The tiny fluff balls made it again in the female rankings. Again, people were attracted to theircuteness, such as the way they move and look at you with big eyes. It's a popular opinion that these things would be nice to have hang around your house.

No.2, Catbus (My Neighbour Totoro)31.3%

The Catbus was a popular choice again as well. Comfy looking seats lured people again, as well as how it's ugly in a cute way (or cute in an ugly way??). Not sure about that bit....It's big smile was also a highly regarded feature in this character.

No.1, Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)44.5%

The cool talking black cat got the top spot once again, with almost half of the votes.
People liked it's bratty but straight talking nature, and the cute way it walk around. Many people revealed their desire to have a cat that they can talk to like this.

..........Weeeell that was the Top Five Rankings for Minor Characters from Miyazaki Hayao Films. Personally I like Yakul the most out of these guys. I almost yelled out "NO!!" when he got shot in the backside by an arrow, because I thought that they were going to kill him off like that....Luckily he didn't die, and survived the tidal wave of deadly god slime. lol